Neuroprotective effect of melatonin on cortical impact injury in the rat

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 142, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1293-1299

  Sarrafzadeh, A S ^a   Thomale, U W ^a   Kroppenstedt, S N ^a   Unterberg, A W ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Brain contusion; Cortical impact injury; Melatonin

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; MELATONIN; PINEAL BODY HORMONE; PLACEBO; SCAVENGER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONTUSION; BRAIN CORTEX LESION; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN WATER; CHRONOTHERAPY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HEMISPHERE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECTUM TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; MELATONIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034546681     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007010070028     Document Type: Article

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